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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



cesspool, where it can be stored until drawn off and spread 

 on the land. 



In presenting the following sketch of a cow stable, it has 

 been the purpose of the Board to submit ideas of a stable 



which is adapted to most of our Massachusetts farms ; and, 

 while it has been our intention to leave out nothing that 

 enters into the comfort and healthfulness of the animals, we 



have aimed at a building of small cost, in which it is possible 

 to handle the herd with economy. On most of our farms 

 the stable can be built onto the end or side of the present 



